Top-20 Matchup at ASU to Start Weekend

EUGENE, Ore. – The sixth-ranked Oregon volleyball team continues its road swing with matches at No. 18 Arizona State and Arizona. The Ducks and ASU are tied for second in the Pac-12, both carrying 12-4 conference records into Friday's top-20 matchup. Beginning last week, Oregon ends its regular season with five of six matches on the road.

The Oregon-Arizona State match is slated for a 5 p.m. (PT) start on the ASU Live Stream.

Friday, Nov. 17
#6 Oregon at #18 Arizona State
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Sunday, Nov. 19
#7 Oregon at Arizona
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Series Info vs Arizona State
Arizona State snapped Oregon's four-match winning streak in the series with its win earlier this season. The Ducks had won 24 of the previous 31 meetings. The teams have split the past 10 meetings (5-5) with Oregon winning four of six in Tempe during that stretch. ASU leads the all-time series, 42-31.

Series Info vs Arizona
Including its win earlier this season, Oregon has won six in a row against Arizona, extending the program's longest streak in the series. The Ducks are also 8-4 against UA under head coach Matt Ulmer. In the recent history, the Ducks have won 15 of the past 23 meetings; it had just 12 wins in the previous 53 matches. Arizona leads the all-time series, 49-27.

In the Polls
Oregon held steady at No. 6 in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX poll (Nov. 13) and check in eighth in the most recent RPI. Friday's match will be the Ducks' 10th of the season against a ranked opponent; 4-5 in previous nine.

Last Time Out
Facing a 2-1 match deficit, the Ducks rallied past Cal in Berkeley (Nov. 11) in five sets behind a career-high 18 kills from Kara McGhee and a season-high 16.0 total team blocks. The comeback earned Oregon a weekend split after falling in five sets to No. 4 Stanford two days prior; the Cardinal led 2-0 in that top-10 matchup before Oregon mounted a rally.

Hannah in 5K
With her 17th assist against Stanford (Nov. 9), senior Hannah Pukis reached 5,000 career assists. She enters the weekend first among active players with 5,073 career assists, 14 ahead of Savannah Vach of Miami (FL). Puks is second in the Pac-12 and ninth in the NCAA with 10.89 assists per set.

Career Day for Kara
In Oregon's comeback win at Cal (Nov. 11), senior Kara McGhee put away a career-high 18 kills while hitting .452 in the match. It was her ninth double-digit performance of the season, all coupled with a .400 or higher efficiency. With Cal leading 2-1, McGhee had 10 kills on 13 swings between sets four and five. She added seven blocks against the Bears.

Colby Hosts a Block Party
Redshirt sophomore Colby Neal recorded a career-high nine blocks in the Ducks' come-from-behind win at Cal (Nov. 11). It replaced her previous high of 7.0 in 2022 against Penn State during the Big 10/Pac-12 Challenge. Collectively, Oregon had a season-high 16.0 total team blocks, its 13th outing of the year with 10 or more blocks.

Let's Go, Mo!
Senior opposite Morgan Lewis matched her career high with 19 kills in the Ducks' five setter at No. 4 Stanford (Nov. 9). She led all players in the match, hitting .405 (19-4-37) in the process. Lewis previously put down 19 kills earlier this season at No. 8 Pitt, another five setter; she hit .341 in that outing. In her senior year, Lewis is hitting .331 with 2.82 kills per set.

Starts with a Serve
With a season-high four aces at Stanford (Nov. 9), senior Elise Ferreira became the seventh UO player with 10 or more aces this season; she enters the weekend with 11. Ferreira joins the list already featuring Mimi Colyer (38), Hannah Pukis (24), Gabby Gonzales (20), Daley McClellan (19), Kate Thibault (19) and Georgia Murphy (15).

The Ducks return to Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 21, for their Senior Day match against USC. First serve of the regular-season home finale is slated for 6 p.m. The team will then face Oregon State in Corvallis (Nov. 25). The following day, the NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. (PT) on ESPN.

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